Boat launches closed on the American
For those who were not aware, many of the launches are closed on the American River currently. Went for a float yesterday, knowing Howe was closed I looked online and saw Watt was also closed but Gristmill was “open”. No problem then; we floated from Sunrise to Gristmill. Unfortunately, while the parking lot is open, there is a cable blocking the access to launch boats. I presume this is due to the higher (10,000cfs) flows, though completely unnecessary imo. Pretty sure it has been open before at these flows. We didn’t check, but I would guess Rossmore likely also has the launching area closed? Makes it extremely difficult to float the river below Sunrise with drift boats or larger rafts :mad:
Be sure to check if you are hoping to head out.
P.S. “no fish were harmed in the making of this post”